A threepart series from Mikey over at Mikey has been a machinist for 15 years, and has come 'round to the belief that highspeed steel (HSS) cutters, rather than the pricier, lowermaintenance, carbidetipped bits, are the way to go on a hobbysized metalworking lathe.

Share on Facebook, opens a new window Share on Twitter, opens a new window Share on LinkedIn Share by email, opens mail client The cutting tool is one of the most important things to consider in the machining of metal in the lathe. In order to machine metal accurately and. efficiently it is ...

Begin by dressing the grinding wheel. Next, look up the typical angles for the workpiece material, and then follow the steps in Figure A–2. Dip the tool in coolant frequently to keep it from overheating and annealing.

Following a number of requests, this page details the grinding of a general purpose lathe tool. This is an attempt to try and explain in simple terms the tool design, terminology and the grinding process needed to create it.

Jun 03, 2009· We need to make some custom crankshafts. Production based setup (100+ cranks). Problem is several of the shaft surfaces need precise OD grinding. +/.0002". I am curious if we could get our live tool lathe to do this work through some careful setups? Maybe better to have a stationary stone walk into ...

Grinding Lathe Tools. Tool grinding is part science and part art, but can be an enjoyable side activity to working with the lathe. My goal here is to teach beginners enough to get them started with a few basic tools.